Vanity box



May 19, 1925.

' 1,538Q532 J. J. VOGLER' VANITYBOX Filed Dec. 27, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Fig.1.

ATTORNEY? 3,532 J. J. VOGLER VANITY BOX File d Dec. 27, 923

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INVENTOR 47k BY ATTORNEY (3 Patented May 19, 1925 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

JOHN J. VOGLEB,

OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A

01 DOUGLAS TON, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO ALFRED H. SMITH (10.,

fiORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

VANITY BOX.

. Application filed December 27, 1923. Serial No. 682,882.

' described and represented in the following specification and the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same.

This invention relates to certain improvements in vanity boxes now largely used for carrying cosmetics, and particularly to that type of vanity box in which the cosmetic is in the form of loose powder.

These boxes to b practical and saleable must be small, easy to handle, and of a size so that they can be conveniently carried in a purse or handbag or a pocket of the user.

Where these boxes ar employed for loose powder furthermore, they must besubstautially powder tight, that is, so constructed as to prevent the accidental leakage of powder from the box as far possible. The construction of the box should, however, be such that the user may readily get the desired amount of powder therefrom.

it is the especial object of the invention to provide a box which may be used for carrying loose powder which substantiall prevents accidental leakage of powder therefrom and in whic a distributing member of improved construction is provided which shall permit th distribution of the required amount of powder when desired by the user. Y

it is a further object of the invention to provide a box of small size, attractive appearance, and dimensioned so that it can be carried and used.

With these and other objects not specifically referred to, the invention consists in certain novel parts, constructionsv and coin- -binations which will b fully described in connection with the accompanying drawing and the novel features pointed out in the claims hereunto annexed.

Referring now to these drawings- Figure 1 is a face view of the box with the cover open. I

Figure 2 is a detail section taken on line 2--2 of Fig. 1, in the direction of the arrow.

Figure 3 is a detail face view, partly broken away on an enlarged scale of the powder distributing plate or member.

Figure 4. is a sectional view of the same.

.of distributing plate.

Figure (3 is a sectional view of Fig. 5, taken online 6-6 of that figure, in the direction of the arrow.

Figure 7 is a face view of the modified way of mounting the distributing plate in a box, the box being shown as open.

Referring now to these drawings, the improved distributing plate or member has been illustrated as embodied in a two-part box, and the plate or member has been shown as of a particular construction especially adapted for preventing leakage of powder from the box; As to certain of the features however, hereinafter referred to,

theinvention is not to be restricted eitherto the type of box shown or the, particular tornroi the distributing member. As illustrated th box comprises a bottom memher 1 and a cover 2 pivotally associated with the bottom member by a hinge 3, the cover member being, if desired, provided with a mirror lheld in position in the cover by a rin 5. The bottom member is inset preferably to form a ledge 6 and a flange 7 inset therefrom, the cover telescoping with the flange 7 and abutting on the ledge 6 when the box is closed, a suitable catch 8 being provided for holding the parts in closed position.= 5

This box provides a powder compartment. While under certain circumstances the bottom of the box might be 'utilizedfor the powder, in order to provide a structure as proof as possible against powder leakage, there is provided a separate powder holder. This powder holder is in th form of a tray having a bottom 9 and a vertical side wall 10 extending upwardly from the bottom. This side wall 10 toward its upper end is flared outwardly, as indicated. at 11, and is thenbent downwardly to form a supporting flange 12, this flange having a tight permanent tit with the inside of the inset flange 7, before referred to, the lower edge gt the "flange resting on the bottom of the Go-operating with this holder or tray is a distributing plate, and this distributing plate has important novel features of construction, particularly with reference to the distributing'orifices and to the area around such orifices. While this powder distributing plate may be of various forms to be as leak proof as possible,

this plate is provided with a vertical flange 13, this flange having a very tight friction fit with the vertical flange 10 of the holder, before referred to. I The flange 13 is near -its,upper end flared outwardly, as indicated at 14, this outwardly flaredpart 14 having a'tight friction fit with the fiared'p'ortio'ir "11' ofthe holder, before referred to.

videdI This powder distributing plate or face which will include distributing orifices.

While this may be formed in various ways,

as shown the material of which the member is made is bent over on itself, as indicatedat 15 and then downwardly to forma distributing surface 16, a wall 17 being left above the surface 16 which will accommodate a pufi, indicated by the dotted lines 18 in Fig. 2. This plate is preferably as'shown concaved and is provided, witha plurality of distributing openings, these openings forming one of the important features of the present invention. As shown these distributing openings are in the form of depressions or recesses 20, these recesses being in the particular construction shown arranged in the central part of the plate. In the preferred form these depressions are in theforni of cups with curvedbottoms, and are arranged side by side and closely adjacent so that when a puff is rubbed or wiped over the plate and into the cups the powder which has accumulated in the cups is taken up by the nap of the pufl. These recesses or cups may, of course, be of various shapes and formed in various ways,

and different means are'provided for permitting access of the powder into the cups. As shown, in Fig. l the recesses are formed by simply stamping in the metal and then making a narrow slit, as indicated at 21 on the sides of the cup, this operation being performed with a suitable die. The cup is thus supported at each end by the uncut metal, and this is sufiieient to enable the cups to retain their form. "While the metal showsa slit at each side of the cup in Figs. 1 to 4, it will, ofcourse, be understood, that but one slit may be used, if desired. With this construction some powder is deposited on the puff as it lies in the closed box, the powder sifting through the slits onto the pull", and also filling the 0 ps.

In use the shaking of the box in the handbag or pocket of the user is sufficient to spill enough powder onto the puff for one application, and to fill the cups. -When ,the box is opened there will he, therefore, on the films of the puff a certain amount of powder, and if more is required it may be wiped out of the cups without further YVith this c011 struction' it. is very di'ificult fo r the powder' to .work uppast these flanges and :a substantially leak proof construction is pro-.

" member isjmade so that'it can manipulation of the box. If still more powder is required it is readily supplied to the cups by simply closing and reversing the box and tapping it with the fingers. It will be observed that the powder collected in these cups is removed by the wiping action of the puff across the-cups, and

vto effect the-best results this wiping action should, beth'e long 'wayof the cups where the cups "are/elongated." It may occurth'at with different users the natural position of the usershand in'efle'ctin'g the wiping action wouldvaryf Consequently inthe preferred construction the distributing plate or be removed from the powder compartment for filling with powder and if desired its angle changed relatively to the hinge of the box so that the direction of the cups may be made to correspond with the natural movement of the hand of the user; the members, there- 5 fore, are provided with a slightly raised portion 22 under which the user may insert a finger nail or pin, if desired, and lift the distributing member which can then be reinserted in the box in any desired position.

. In-order to prevent, as far as possible, the escape from the box of powder which has accumulated in the cups under the puff, the surface 16 surrounding the cups is provided with means for catching and retaining such powder as may escape so that this powder will be taken up by the puff and will not escape accidentally when the box isopened. lVhile these means may vary somewhat, in order that such powder may be readily taken up by the pull the surface is provided with shallow indents or pits 23 arranged in rows around the surface outside of the cups, these indents or pits actingto catch any powder that may work out of the cups.

In Figs. 5 and 6 a plate with a somewhat modified form of a distributing orifice is shown. Inthis construction the metal is punched down leaving a narrow opening on three sides of the recess thus formed, the cup being. supported only at one end,

marked 24, this construction being desired under some circumstances.

Some users may prefer the distributing plate hinged to the box body instead of being freely arranged therein, and such a con struction is illustrated in Fig. 7, the plate being hinged by ahinge 25 inside the outer periphery of the box, so that the cover can be closed down thereover, the hinge in the particular construction shown being on a member 26 dimensioned to receive the same.

While the invention has been shown and described in what is believed to be its best form, it'will be understood that it is not to be restrictedto the exact form of distributing plate or member shown or to the-form vary widely in construction without departing from the invention as defined in the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. In a powder box, a powder holding compartment, a cover therefor, a powder distributing member having a plurality of cup shaped depressions arranged in lines, those in certain of the lines being divided from each other longitudinally, and' side openings in certain of the cups through which owder may pass into the cups and be retained therein.

2. In a powder box, a powder holding compartment, a cover therefor, a distributing' member having a plurality of depressions formed by striking in the material of the member at an acute angle to the plane thereof to form powder holding cups, certain of the cups having narrow side openings through which powder may pass into the cups and be retained therein.

3. In a powder box, a powder holding compartment, a cover therefor, a distributing plate for the compartment, and a plurality of cups or recesses formed in the plate, and spaced from each other longitudinally and widthwise of the plate certain of the cups having an opening through which powder may pass into the cup from the compartment.

4. In a powder box, a powder holding compartment, a cover therefor, a distributing plate provided with powder receiving depressions and a pitted area about the depressions.

5. In a powder box, a powder holding compartment, a cover therefor, and a distributing plate provided with elongated powder cups or recesses, spaced from each other both longitudinallyand widthwise of 'the plate, said cups being formed with a slit on one side.

6. Ina powder box, a powder holding compartment, a cover therefor, a distributing plate provided with depressed cups or recesses arranged centrally of the plate, and a pitted area outside the recesses.

7. In a powder box, a 'powder holding compartment, a cover therefor, a distributing member provided with powder receiving depressions, and shallow pits or depressions arranged in line around the powder receiv-' ing depressions. I

8. In a powder box, a powder holding compartment, a cover therefor, and a distributing plate provided with powder cups or recesses, certain of said cups being formed with a narrow slit on one side and ghe bottoms of the cups having a curved sur:

ace. 1

9. In a powder box, a powder holding compartment, a cover therefor, a'distributing plate provided with elongated powder receiving depressions extending in the same.

JOHN J. VOGLER. 

